Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

1. Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 Marker

Inscription. Built early in 1918 for JN-4 (Jenny) planes used in World War I pilot training. In later classes here were many great pilots, including Chas. A. Lindbergh, first man to solo across the Atlantic. "Old 9" was initiation site of Blind Flying instruction. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 13363.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 29° 20.641′ N, 98° 26.64′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. It is at the intersection of Inner Circle Road and South New Braunfels Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Inner Circle Road. The marker is located at the southeastern entrance to the hanger building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8081 Inner Circle Road, San Antonio TX 78235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brooks Field Hangar 9 (here, next to this marker); Edward H. White II Memorial Hangar, Brooks Air Force Base (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of their Fallen Classmates (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooks Is Born (within shouting distance of this marker); Hangar 9 Prevails (within shouting distance of this marker); Space Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); An Epic Visit (within shouting distance of this marker); Aerial Revolutions (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Also see . . . Curtiss JN Jenny. Wikipedia

The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

2. The Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 and Marker (right side)
for the US Army, the "Jenny" (the common nickname derived from "JN") continued after World War I as a civil aircraft, as it became the "backbone of American postwar [civil] aviation".

Thousands of surplus Jennys were sold at bargain prices to private owners in the years after the war and became central to the barnstorming era that helped awaken the US to civil aviation through much of the 1920s.

(Submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

A Curtiss JN-4 (Jenny) on a training flight during World War I image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - George Johnson, Aviation Section, US Army Signal Corps, 1918

3. A Curtiss JN-4 (Jenny) on a training flight during World War I

The view of Hangar 9 from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

4. The view of Hangar 9 from the street

Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 17, 2026

5. Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 and marker

Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 17, 2026

6. Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Plaque

Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 National Historic Landmark plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 17, 2026

7. Brooks Air Force Base Hangar 9 National Historic Landmark plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 19, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.